For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Spider Hunting Wasp (Hemipepsis tamisieri)

Family Pompilidae
Their prey is mostly baboon or rain spiders which they search through dead leaves or low vegetation to find.

They run around the ground in very jerk movements, flicking their wings. Each cell in their nests is provided with a spider for the emerging larvae to feed on.